Cathay Pacific Signs Lease to Use CSafe's AcuTemp RKN

CSafe LLC (Dayton, OH) and Cathay Pacific have signed a master lease agreement enabling the airlines to use CSafe’s active temperature-controlled containers. CSafe manufactures the AcuTemp RKN active temperature-controlled cargo container, which has been approved by the FAA and EASA for shipping products with temperature requirements between +4 degrees C to +25 degrees C.

Cathay Pacific provides its PHARMA LIFT service to healthcare and pharmaceutical companies demanding strict temperature control of products during transport. “We have had much success with the use of the AcuTemp RKN and with it, have been able to offer our customers satisfied performance benefits of the unit,” said Jack Lo, Cargo Product and Marketing Manager of Cathay Pacific, in a press release issed by CSafe. “The heating and cooling capability of this unit, plus its ability to operate in extreme ambient conditions without the use of dry ice has been a welcome addition to our worldwide PHARMA LIFT product offering,” he added.
 
“Cathay Pacific offers their customers a strong global network of wide body aircraft and shipping lanes, and we are extremely pleased to have them as a CSafe airline partner,” stated Brian Kohr, General Manager of CSafe, in the press release. “Their success with our unit has shown that they are very qualified to handle the most important temperature controlled products,” he added.
 
The AcuTemp RKN employ ThermoCor insulation as well as proprietary air movement, heating, and cooling systems that enable the unit to maintain a consistent user-selected payload set-point across ambient temperatures as extreme as -30 degrees C up to +49 degrees C, CSafe reported in the press release. "The operating efficiency of the unit allows for a full load of product inside the container without the need for secondary packaging," making "the AcuTemp RKN a cost-effective solution compared to dry ice and other passive solutions," the press release stated.